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Friday, July 19, 2013

GRAMMARLY REVIEW

What is Grammarly you ask? It is a website that hosts
proofreading, grammar and spell checking software that allows you to better
your written documents. It is meant to act like your proofreader or grammar
coach. I was recently asked to take the Grammarly software for a test drive, to
see how I liked it and here are my thoughts…

I have tried it and I can say that it is user friendly. All
I had to do was cut and paste the first chapter of my manuscript onto the
template provided and then choose the style of the document, which was creative
and then click on the review button. You wait a few seconds and up pops a
report saying how many errors have been found, what types of errors they are and
what needs correcting. With the first chapter of my manuscript alone, the
software mentioned that I had 47 errors, which made me want to faint.

Pros

It
acts like an extra pair of eyes, which is what we writers need

It
is user friendly

It
is quick

You
can even check for plagiarism

BBB
accredited business

Truste
Verisign Secured

McAfee
Secure

You
can sign-up for a free 7 day trial

It
can be used to check various types of writing styles, whether it is for blogging, business or simply creative writing

Cons

You
have to pay a fee to use it regularly. You have an option of Monthly,
Quarterly or even Annual payments

You
get a report with all your errors on it, but you have to create an account
and provide payment information in order to get the suggestions to fix
those errors, even though you use the free trial option

LD Masterson - I am not really sure. My first chapter contained dialogue and it wasn't a problem. All the report said was how many faults I had. But it didn't tell me what needed to be fixed. When I wanted that info, I had to submit payment info, even though I was assured I would not get billed for it. But I don't think it should be a problem, just as long as you choose the creative writing option.